Dem Senator Ben Ray Lujan suffers stroke -- but is 'expected to make a full recovery'

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) suffered a stroke last week, according to a statement issued by his office on Tuesday.

Via the Washington Post's Mike DeBonis, Luján chief of staff Carlos Sanchez said that the 49-year-old senator last week started feeling "dizziness and fatigue," and then checked himself into a hospital in Santa Fe. While being treated, doctors determined that Luján had suffered a stroke.

"He is currently being cared for at UNM Hospital, resting comfortably, and expected to make a full recovery," said Sanchez. "Senator Luján looks forward to getting back to work for the people of New Mexico."

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The health of any Democratic senator is newsworthy given the current 50-50 split in the Senate and President Joe Biden's upcoming nomination of a Supreme Court justice.

Read the full statement below.